What's New: A Zoho Shifts timeline

2024

May

Restrict late clock in and early clock out

Enhancements

We added new restrictions to prevent late clock ins and early clock outs.

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Auto-clock out

Features

Enable auto-clock out to automatically end employees' shifts. This feature is enabled for both scheduled and unscheduled shifts.

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Apr

Disable approval for shift drop

Enhancements

Earlier, all shift drop requests required the manager's approval. Now, employees can drop off their shifts without approval from managers.

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Mar

Get control over your employees' time off permissions

Enhancements

We have included permission to allow or restrict employees from raising their own time-off requests. Furthermore, you can also allow managers to approve employees' time off but not their own.

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Jan

Advanced pay rules

Features

In addition to overtime, managers can also configure shift differentials for employees. Shift differential can be used to compensate employees who work odd hours, such as night shifts, holiday shifts, weekend shifts, and the like. The extra pay can be based on a percentage of the hourly rate, a fixed amount per hour, or a fixed amount per shift.

Advanced Pay Rules

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Import data to Microsoft Excel

Enhancements

We facilitate data import into Microsoft Excel by offering the XLSX file format in addition to CSV during export.

2023

Nov

Customize employees' overtime and stay compliant with labor laws

Features

Added customization for daily overtime in overtime settings. Previously, daily overtime was common for all days of the week. Now, we support setting daily overtime for specific days, for example, Saturday or Sunday.

Customize employees' overtime and stay compliant with labor laws

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Oct

Clock in and clock out using the kiosk application

Features

An organization can now set up a Zoho Shifts kiosk application for multiple schedules. The kiosk app is a central location where employees with multiple schedules can use the kiosk to clock in and clock out on one device.

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Sep

Managers can now approve employee time-off requests

Enhancements

Give managers permission to raise time-off requests for employees. These approved time off requests are split into add, edit, and approve time off requests.

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Aug

Add notes to clock in and clock out

Enhancements

Employees can add notes to their clock in and clock out submissions. These notes will be referred to upon reviewing the timesheets. A note would help explain the employee's exact reasons if they clock out late.

Jul

Allow team managers to view team schedules

Features

A team manager can now view modifications to the schedules they control. Employees can view both assigned and unassigned schedules.

Note: Managers can view schedules if administrators give them proper access.

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Jun

Collaborate effectively with our instant messenger

Features

Employees can now chat with other employees via direct messages or channels. Administrators can enable or disable the ability to send direct messages.

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May

Personalize your shift request with comments

Enhancements

Employees can add a comment while submitting a shift request. A notification will be sent when a comment is added. This enhancement allows both employees and employers to stay informed and adds more context to employee requests.

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Apr

Employers can clock in and out on behalf of employees

Enhancements

Employers can now clock in and clock out on behalf of employees by simply viewing the Who's Working and No Show tabs from the dashboard. This ensures staff schedule records are accurate.

Mar

Get visibility into employees' time off requests

Enhancements

Sort all the requests by date range based on the date of submission or by the time off requests by employees. The sorting makes the searching process much easier when looking for particular time off requests.

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Feb

Get visibility on your swap shifts

Enhancements

Filter requests by date range to swap with specific employees and provide better visibility of the available shifts. Employees can make an informed decision about how they want to swap shifts and with which employee.

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Jan

Track employees' daily activities with audit logs

Features

Manage user actions from a centralized log that gives administrators the ability to view all employee tasks. Audit logs help manage security breaches and provide protection from potential legal liabilities.